Political Quotes

“What does my amendment do? It simply says that if it is a regulation dealing with the securing of the American people, it is exempted from 60 barriers, look-sees, delaying tactics, long-windedness that would prevent that regulation from coming through to help the likes of the Coast Guard do its job, Customs and Border Patrol do its job, ICE do its job, the TSA, dealing with aviation security, do its job. How clearer do we need to be? With cities and towns across the Nation facing threats indeed every day, ensuring the security of the homeland requires the interaction of multiple departments and agencies as well as operational collaboration across Federal, State, local, tribal and territorial governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector. How in the world can we do our job and protect the American people? How can we provide small businesses with the opportunity for new technology procurement by layering and layering their ability to get this done? I ask my colleagues to stand with me in supporting the homeland and Homeland Security. Vote for the Jackson Lee amendment that exempts Homeland Security regulations. But once and for all, let's be bipartisan on securing and protecting the American people. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of my amendment to H.R. 3010 the ``Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011,'' which would amend the Administrative Procedure Act.…”